Sorry for not posting for a while. I’ve been pre-occupied of late.

I’ve been informed that the comments seem to be broken. I’ve had the chance to look into it and think I’ve figured it out.

Could people please feel free to comment to test if my repairs have succeeded?

Thanks,

Radam

Hi folks,

I’m also trying a new service to send email updates of new posts, so please don’t be surprised if you start getting 2 emails with updated posts… this will occur as I transition to the new system.

The reason I’m transitioning is to try not to rely on a third party provider… I like to keep my copyright.

Please bear with me as I make these changes.

Thanks,

Radam

Hello everyone…

To this point I have felt somewhat restricted in what I have been able to post for pictures. People (including myself) value their privacy. There are pictures of family that I have taken that I would imagine some people don’t want shared with the world, as it were. So I’ve researched and am implementing measures to post those items where only the “chosen” can see them. Below are the instructions to be able to view these posts… if you have any questions or difficulties PLEASE contact me:

1. Those that I deem worthy will be assigned a login and password by me. I will email you this login information. Please do not lose it.
2. When you go to my site, you will need to use that login and password the first time. Please go to the right of my blog, and find the “login” as shown below. Then click on it.
3. You will then see a login screen, please click the “Remember Me” checkbox, enter the username and password I provided and click “Login”.
4. The first time you do the above, you will likely end up at a strange page, just click the “visit site” button, and it will take you to the main site. The next time you visit you should end up directly at my site, without the login stuff (as long as you checked the “remember me” box).
5. That should be it. By the way, I REALLY REALLY recommend you view my site with Firefox Please Login or Register to see the link. as other browsers (particularly Internet Explorer) can’t seem to render it properly.

As I said, if you have problems PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know so that I can clear it up for you. I’ve got some vacation shots coming that I think everyone will enjoy.

Cheers,

Radam

I had the opportunity to see a new Samsung 3D capable TV. In a word, not so impressed.

When we saw AVATAR in the theatres (in 3D of course) I found the 3D effect distracting. Please note that while the movie theatre uses polarized glasses to achieve the effect, the active-shutter glasses for the Samsung TV were no better… exhibiting the same effects:

1. The 3D effect was too pronounced for objects near the “camera”.
2. I found that the edges of the 3D objects to exhibit a kind of prismatic shimmering (best I can describe it). The more blurred the object, the worse the effect
3. Being a photographer, I understand a little about depth-of-field. When a camera takes a shot (photo or video) the area that is focused is sharp and anything in front of and behind goes blurry. The larger the aperture (lower number) the shallower the sharp zone, or “depth-of-field”. Now with the 3D, your eye is tricked (via stereoscopy) to believe it is seeing a real 3-dimensional object. Well, with my eyes thinking that, when looking at other parts of the screen that are not in focus, my eyes attempt to re-focus. Of course, since these objects are not actually 3-dimensional my brain gets confused… basically distracting.

All in all I think that technology is nowhere near close enough yet. I’ve got my doubts this will take off any time soon. I get the impression that the push to 3D from manufacturers is really them trying to re-energize the consumer market that has suffered from the economic setbacks. Basically they’re trying to rev-up our “consumption machine”. As far as I’m concerned, we’re still in theme park and novelty territory here.

I’m not buying yet… it’s just not worth it, and frankly is a distraction from the videophile and cinematic experience.